The fundamental task of the European Council – consisting primarily of the heads of state or government in the EU member states – has been to define the EU´s general political direction. Its influence and scope of intervention, however, is gradually increasing.
Institutions, POlicies and Growth in Europe
Section
EU Priorities 2020
Public Affairs
Event Location
Sweden
Event Description
What triggers growth? How can the EU Member States ensure conditions that have a proven positive effect on growth? These questions are relevant, not least considering the recent financial and economic crisis which represents the deepest downturn in world economy since Second World War. How important are institutions – that is to say, formal rules and capacity to enforce those rules – for the economic performance of a country?
At this seminar, the authors of the new SIEPS report Institutions, Policies and Growth in Europe: Quality versus Stability will present their findings. Together with invited commentators, they will discuss the relation between the quality of institutions and economic growth.
Speakers
Niclas Berggren, Associate Professor of Economics, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm, and University of Economics, Prague
Andreas Bergh, Associate Professor of Economics, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm, and Lund University
Christian Bjørnskov, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University
Commentators
Kristina Nyström, Associate Professor of Economics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm
Mattias Frumerie, Head of Internal Market Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm
Chair
Jonas Eriksson, Researcher in Economics, SIEPS
Time: Monday 10 June, 9.00-11.00. Registration/coffee from 8.30
Venue: Kungliga Myntkabinettet, Slottsbacken 6, Stockholm
Language: English
The seminar is free of charge and open to the public. Each participant will receive a copy of the publication presented.
Register no later than 6 June
